Queries 2005: Lake County, Florida

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I'm looking for a Freeman Family connection.
I understand the family ran either a hotel or boarding house in the Clermont area in the 1950's through at least the mid 60's.

Thanks for the help, Mark Riggs

Contact Info:
Mark Riggs
4597 Whitehall Ln
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
303-518-1543
mtsriggs@comcast.net

Date: 21 September 2005
Name: Rosemary Wofford

WOFFORD

Hello,
My husbands grandparents lived in Cassia , Lake County in the late 1800's and early 1900's. His grandfather William Benton Wofford died in 1909 and was buried in the Cassia cemetery. His grandmother Lucretia Beasley Wofford was alive in 1910 but could not find her on the 1920 census. I myself am unable to access census reports, so rely on others who are generous enough to help me ,. I would like to find out if the cemetery in Cassia still exists. I was told by a relative , when she visited it, homes were built so close and she thought maybe they would build over the graves... Is this probable?? back to Lucretia... .They raised thier family in Cassia and I have reason to believe she was buried there also. ...My husbands father Roy E. Wofford was born in Cassia, Feb. 22 1890...
Any information on this family will be deeply appreciated.
Thank you,
Rosemary Wofford

Looking for any additional information RE the following people:

I recently received an obit for William Herbert RICHEY published in The Leesburg, Leesburg, Florida Vol 62 - Number 51 dated December 23, 1938. He [William Herbert Richey . . . aka Herbert Richey . . . aka "Uncle Hub"] was crossing Main Street on "Monday afternoon" [which would have been the 19th] and was fatally struck by a car and killed. Apparently he was a very prominent man in Lake County, FL because he has very lengthy and glowing write-ups in the edition of this paper. In the main article it states that he was born April 29, 1862 in Lowndes County, MS and lived there until moving to Florida in 1884. At the time of his death he had survived his wife - - Ms. Leeuna Stuart (before their marriage in Leesburg) - -by several years. It further states that fourteen children were born to them and eleven (in 1938) were still living:

Misses Belle and Josephine, Mrs. Perle Haines, Robert, Edwin and W. H. Jr. all of Leesburg; Mrs. Lucy McQuaig of Montverde; Mrs. Alice Whitcombe of Lake Jem; Mrs. Myrtle Suddath of Okahumpka; Mrs. Ruth Roberts of Jacksonville; and Mrs. Mary Carter of Montverde.

Thank you,
Nora (Richey) Smith
email: nd90952@aol.com

I am trying to locate information on my great grandmother & great grandfather who lived in Sorrento in early 1900's They also owned a small concession store back in the 1900's Maggie Watson-Jackson b: 1886 died: around 1916 - possibly in Edgewood Cemetery (Britt Road)?????? Married to Willard Jackson (possibly from Deland FL) 4 of their 6 children were born there in early 1900's in Sorrento
Hazel Jackson - born: 1915
Walter Jackson
Ruby Jackson
Ronie Jackson born: Nov: 1910

Can you help me find any information on Maggie Jackson.

Date: 6 July 2005
Name: Sharon Rice Honea

PRINCE

Looking for information on Ernest W. Prince and Pearl Pauline Rector Prince who lived in Eustis area. Pauline was my great aunt but I never knew her. All the information I have is that Pauline was born in 1880 and died in Eustis in 1955. Don't have any information on uncle Ernest. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Sharon Rice Honea

Date: 5 July 2005
Name: Chris Couch

COUCH/CROSS

I believe that my great-grandfather Myrix Josiah Crouch and great-grandmother Ray Cross lived in Tavares, Fl sometime after 1923 and for an extended period of time because my gradfather Myrix (M.J.) Crouch graduated from the local high school in Tavares, but I'm not exactly sure about dates for that. What I'm trying to figure out is about how long they were there, what they did, where they lived, and correspondences he may have had, and just basic kinds of things. I guess I'm looking for a little bit more than the average genealogical information.
Thank you. Chris Couch.

Date: 19 June 2005
Name: M. A. Jones

WHITE

I am searching for information about Mildred White, a life long friend who was a "Realtor in Leesburg, Fl".
Thanks, M. A. McxIrvin Jones

Date: 10 June 2005
Name: Tammy Wingett

HALL

I am looking for any information on VIRGINIA ROEBUCK LEWIS HALL She ran a store and boarding house in the Whitney area of Lake County. She was born in 1886. Her father was Oscar and Mother was Julia. She married JIM LEWIS who died about 1906. I have her listings in the 1900,10,20,& 30 censuses but nothing further. JIM LEWIS is buried in Wildwood (Sumter Co.) but have no other information.

Date: 20 May 2005
Name: Susie Morris

LOVELL/WOFFORD

My great great grandfather was William Allen Lovell. HE married Narcissus Wofford. The family story says he started one of the first schools in Orange county. Anyway his son William Cooper Lovell ended up in Lake county. Then his son Fredrick William Lovell finally left Florida (Lake coounty in the 1940's. Any information on this family will be appreciated.

Thank you ,
Susie Morris

Date: 11 May 2005
Name:Keith C

PERRY/KNIGHT

I am searching for my wife's Aunt. She was living in Astatula, Florida area, when she died. She was married to a John Knight. He was sick a good while before he died. She was born Rachel Perry, White Female, in Bailey, NC. She had a brother named Bobby Lee Perry, who was born in 1937, and she was born we think on March 22, 1935, and when she left Bailey, NC, she married a Hobbs before she married John Knight, and had children by the Hobbs man. I think she died in 1999. My wife's parents and almost 98% of her relatives have passed on, before she had the chance to ask about her Aunt Rachel. We don't know when she moved to Florida. So any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. I am in the midst of doing a family genealogy on my wife's folks..

Again, Thanks for any help. Keith C. Retired deputy

Date: 6 April 2005
Name: KTSUMMRSLL

SUMMERSILL

I'm looking for family that may be buried in Umatilla. The famioy name is Summersill. This goes back to the 1800's. Thank You

Date: 6 April 2005
Name: Ken Davis

DAVIS

Need information on the Descendants of George Sanford Davis, 1887-1960, and Mabel Turner, 1892-1977. Particularly interested in finding the children of their son, George Sanford Davis, Jr who died March 25, 1967 in Escambia County Florida. They are R Stephen Davis and G Bryan Davis. Thank You.

Date: 22 March 2005
Name: June Davidson

OLERING

After my mother's death I discovered she had a daughter in 1929-30 by the name of Coleen Olering. The father was Fred Olering and the mother Mattie "Lillian" Nason. Coleen died close to Deland, Fl p[rob 1930/31 but no death certificate was available throught the state. I am not sure of the correct spelling of the last name. Mattie's father, George Nason., lived nearby. Any info would be wonderful.
Thanks, June Davidson.

Date:5 March 2005
Name: Judy

CRONEY

A Hi My name is Judy Roberts I'm looking for my cousins that were adopted out in the late 70's I think in Lake County Florida. Their names were Lisa and Hoyce and Carl Croney. Their birth parents were Call and Estell Croney. Their mother's maidin name was Sizemore. If anyone can please help me e-mail at (Rrichard074@aol.com) Please help me Judy Roberts

Date:3 March 2005
Name: Gail

BOYKIN/WHIDDEN

ALICE BOYKIN - WILLIAM ELI WHIDDEN ANY INFO. COULD HELP. THANK YOU DEBBIE
ALICE PAST AWAY 1955 SHE HAD CHILDREN. I AM LOOKING FOR THEM

looking for any information on Ellis Garment Company. Also, Herbert Ellis who used to either own or manage the company. Another surname associated with Herbert Ellis is Polasknee (not sure of spelling, but that is what it sounds like). In the late 60's early 1970 Herbert Ellis supposedly rented a home in the Treasure Island area.
Hazel Jackson - born: 1915
Walter Jackson
Ruby Jackson
Ronie Jackson born: Nov: 1910

Can you help me find any information on Maggie Jackson.

Date:27 January 2005
Name:Moc

BLACK SCHOOLS

I am looking for factural history of the three schools in Lake County. I am in the process of writing an authentic history of the high schools in Florida that served black students prior to integration in the late 1960s and early 1970s. I am looking for any historical information that is available, including, but not limited to :
the principals of the schools and years of service
the names of some of the teachers at the school and their disciplines
outstanding graduates and what they are doing now
a photo or description of the school as it existed then
when was the school established (year) and location
Information on required and electives offered
Information on extracurricular activities. What clubs or special programs were offered, i.e., May Day, Chapel, etc.
what is the current status of the building that housed the school?

Lake County Florida
2005

Genealogy Queries

Again, Thanks for any help. Keith C. Retired deputy

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Lake County Florida 2005

Genealogy Queries

Again, Thanks for any help. Keith C. Retired deputy

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Lake County Florida
2005